Those who enjoy drinking older wines may catch a break due to the current financial chaos. Not to play down the effects of what is an exceptionally serious global scenario, but for those who actually like to drink top wines rather than invest prices may improve. There is some evidence already that some of these [...]
Authorities in Siena have released the wines that were seized earlier in the year amidst over production fears. This seems to indicate there was no wrong doing but at this stage there is no coment from the authories.
Back in March I was whinging about the impenetrable website at Perrier Jouet. Anyway they sent me an email just now about the new site which they were promising back in March. Well at least they got the thing up. It officially launches on the 27th of this month. I was sent a password that [...]
Every month I get a ton of inquiry’s about preservative free, or no added preservative wines every month. The unfortunate thing is that their are precious little options for those who are inclined to try them. However, this morning I was contacted by Constellation Brands New Zealand. The have just started to bring in the [...]
The website TripAdvisor has produce a list of the top ten wine destinations for travelers. The list seems to be partly editorial decision and partly popularity. So no surprises to see Bordeaux, Champagne, Tuscany and Napa in the list. You can check out the full list here. Notable ommissions were Burgundy, Alsace, Langhe, and the [...]
After bagging wine compitions a few weeks ago I started thinking about the wines that get ignored by that process. The ones that don’t fit the judging formats or are too different to work in blind tastings. So if your making a wine that is outside the norm, let me know. I’d like to write [...]
Kent has news of some frost damage in Canterbury on the Sandihurst blog. Not a complete disater but it will certanly reduce yeilds in the areas affected.
Yesterday morning I was driving to an appointment when I was startled to hear some guy talking on the radio about wine as an investment. After all it had provided stellar returns over the last couple of decades he said. During theses highly volatile times it seems like a dubious decision to sink your money [...]
In a bold bid to stem global economic turmoil Italian authories have substatuted wine for town supply drinking water. Well, not quite. Actually it was meant to go in the town fountain in Marino as part of a local festival but instead ended up in a few houses and the local bar!
I just discovered that there is to be a dinner held in the newly built northern motorway extension tunnels at Johnstone’s Hill. The tunnels are part of a project to sort out the inefficiency and low capacity of the Orewa to Puhoi section of state highway one, north of Auckland. Needless to say they will [...]
Some dude in the UK has produced a gadget that apparently ages wine. Now this would be a great thing! Apparently it works by bombarding the wine with ultrasonic waves. An interesting idea and it has me wondering if I could perhaps try an ultrasonic jewelry cleaning machine. Unfortunately the reports say a few thing [...]
what was meant to be New Zealand’s biggest Pinot Noir winery has been put into receivership. The Southland times has the details.
Those consumers and Corporates looking for good buys in the New Zealand wine market will probably have a good few months coming up. Sauvignon Blanc, given the prices that bulk wine has been changing hands for there should be some very good buys. Be careful with your Sauvignon Blanc purchases though. There are some 2008s [...]